BLOW-OUT VELOCITIES OF VARIOUS PETROLEUM. SLURRY, AND HYDRIDE FUELS IN A 1 7/8-INCH DIAMETER COMBUSTOR

Abstract

A 1-7/8 inch inside-diameter combustor has been developed which can be used to m8eUure and compare the blow-out velocities of single-component fuels, slurries, and fuel mixtures having a wide range of reactivity and physical properties. The blow-out velocities of isooctane, n-heptane, isopentane, allyl chloride, and propylene oxide varied in the same way as the flame speeds of these fuels determined by the Bunsen flame method. The blow-out velocity of 50.percent 1.5-micron magnesium slurry was much higher than that of the 50-percent 15-micron magnesium slurry. The blow-out velocity of JP-4 was not increued by the addition of 50-percent boron. Rowever, the addition of 5-percent pentaborane in JP-4 substantially increased its blow-out velocity, and 40-percent pentaborane in JP-4 had a blow-out velocity that approached that of 50-percent 1.5-micron magnesium slurry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 19, 1954
Accession Number
AD0029233

Entities

People

  • Albert M. Lord
  • Preston N. Cook Jr.
  • Samuel Kaye

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Boiling Point
  • Chlorides
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Combustors
  • Fuel Nozzles
  • Fuel Oils
  • Fuel Systems
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Oxides
  • Particles
  • Physical Properties

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering